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Housing Authority of the County of Beaver

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Open: Mainstream Mainstream Section 8 HCV

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the County of Beaver (HACB) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted from July 1, 2020, until further notice.

Please note: According to the HACB, "Mainstream Vouchers will provide rental assistance for qualifying applicants who are non-elderly (ages 18-61) Persons with a disability who are currently a participant in a permanent supportive Housing Program) Friendship Homes, CARL, Crescent Commons) or a Rapid-Re-Housing Program (The Salvation Army's RRH Program and Safely Homes)."

To apply during the opening period, call to (724) 775-1220, TDD (724) 775-5101 obtain an application.

The maximum income limits per each household size are as follows:

  • 1 person $46,500 | 5 persons $71,750
  • 2 persons $53,150 | 6 persons $77,050
  • 3 persons $59,800 | 7 persons $82,350
  • 4 persons $66,400 | 8 persons $87,650 

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Non-elderly persons with a disability who are currently a participant in a Permanent Supportive Housing Program (Friendship Homes, CARL, Crescent Commons) or a Rapid Re-Housing Program (The Salvation Army's RRH Program and Safely Homes)

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACB website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Beaver/Allegheny County Times, as of June 30, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (724) 775-1220, TDD (724) 775-5101.

Last Updated on 07/01/2020.

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Open: Housing Authority of the County of Beaver Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the County of Beaver (HACB) waiting list for 1, 2, and 3-Bedroom Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least November, 2018, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.

For more information, visit the HACB website.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (724) 775-1220.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 08/09/2021.

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Open: Low-Income Housing Tax Credit

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the County of Beaver (HACB) waiting list for Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least November, 2019, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.

For more information, visit the HACB website.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Beaver, Beaver Falls, Koppel, New Brighton, and Rochester, Pennsylvania.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (724) 775-1220.

Last Updated on 08/09/2021.

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Open: Market Rate Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the County of Beaver (HACB) waiting list for Market Rate Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least November, 2019, until further notice.

Please note: According to the HACB, "These are fixed rent units available for persons whose income does not qualify them for Public Housing."

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.

For more information, visit the HACB website.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (724) 775-1220.

Last Updated on 08/09/2021.

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Closed: Beaver County, Pennsylvania Section 8 HCV

The Housing Authority of the County of Beaver (HACB) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from August 9, 2021, until August 13, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the application in person at the HACB central office.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:

  • 1 person $44,750 | 5 persons $73,300
  • 2 persons $54,300 | 6 persons $78,750
  • 3 persons $61,100 | 7 persons $84,150
  • 4 persons $67,850 | 8 persons $89,600

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Resident of County of Beaver

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HACB website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACB public notice on August 9, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.

Last Updated on 10/21/2021.

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About Housing Authority of the County of Beaver

300 State Street, Vanport, PA | Visit Website | (724) 775-1220

Housing Authority of the County of Beaver provides affordable housing for up to 2,590 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Housing Authority of the County of Beaver offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Mainstream Voucher

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of the County of Beaver is located in Beaver County, PA.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

About the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of the County of Beaver manages 608 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Homeownership Family Unification Tenant Protection Ported Out
Vouchers 573 5 6 10 6
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $440 $302 $408 $489 $928
Monthly Cost $252,282 $1,511 $2,448 $4,892 $5,567
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 4% having issued approximately 159 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 5 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 26 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2 persons and has a household income of $13,349 per year. 99% of households were very low income (VLI) and 71% were extremely low income (ELI). 26% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 70% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

3% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 44% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 23% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 30% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 6% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

38% of households included children, 3% of which had two adults in the household. 36% of households with children have a female head of household. 81% of all households were headed by a female.

39% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 38% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of the County of Beaver Housing Choice Voucher program, 28% include at least one person with a disability. 49% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 46% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

38% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 30% with 2 bedrooms and 32% with 3 or more bedrooms. 22% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of the County of Beaver voucher holders in 2016 was $309 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $497. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $140.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.